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Bowers Beach
4.2★ · 95 Google ratings · Bowers, Delaware
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
70 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Water
82°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Poor · 43% of 14 over the limit · 2026
Map of Bowers Beach
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Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2017–2026
Go early morning in summer
Reviewers describe sunrise visits and early morning as peaceful, meditative experiences when bugs and crowds are minimal.
Visit in fall or winter
Summer months bring biting flies and bugs that reviewers consistently found unbearable, especially June through August.
Come for walks, not swimming
Water has silty, muddy bottom where you sink to your knees and becomes too shallow to swim comfortably.
Expect no amenities except parking
Only a porta-potty is available on the beach; restaurants require purchasing food to use restrooms.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
78°F · overcast
Water
82°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.5 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the SE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:56 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:26 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 15:32 | High tide | ↑ |
| 22:36 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 6:44 AM.
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Bowers Beach?
The listed location sits on the shoreline itself, so there is no walk to speak of once you are out of the car.
Does Bowers Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
